Conversation 1216: WESTCOAST / MORELL CRYPTIDS

Here you can find information on Morell's favourite cryptids.

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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2 Morell, the Cryptozoologist He eyes you sceptically. "All right -- what cryptids, precisely? I usually discuss these things with *specialists*, so I don't know what..."
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3 None
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4 You "I know about the most dangerous cryptid -- the Gnome of Geroma." Variable["tc.cryptid_gnome"] == true
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5 Logic A moose that looks like any other moose... What's going on here? He's kidding right?
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6 You "I know the biggest cryptid -- the Giant of Koko Nur." Variable["tc.cryptid_giant"] == true or Variable["whirling.lena_talked_about_giant_of_koko_nur"] == true
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7 You "I know about *Cryobacter katlensis*." Variable["tc.cryptid_cryobacter"] == true
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8 You "Which cryptid did you *almost* catch? You said before, that you almost caught one." Variable["coast.morell_almost_caught"] == true
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9 You "I know all about the kind green ape!" Variable["tc.cryptid_green_ape"] == true
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10 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "*Formerly* the most dangerous, yes... But do you know the most dangerous *living* cryptid?"
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11 You "Hold on... Does it also attack people?"
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12 You "Living? No."
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13 Kim Kitsuragi "A lavender shadow..." He smirks.
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14 You "I can try to guess."
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15 You "That must be the evil apes dukin' it out on the giant ball." Variable["whirling.dreamone_apes"] == true
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16 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "The what?"
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17 You "The evil apes. I suspect I may be one myself."
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18 You "We are descended from evil apes and to apes we shall return." IsTHCPresent("apocalypse_cop")
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19 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Oh, you're just talking about *humans*. Well, yes, we are quite dangerous, but we're hardly cryptids." He corrects his hat and says -- as if it's the most sensible thing in the world...
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20 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Just like an ordinary Ardan moose."
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21 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "That's what I thought. You haven't *actually* seen it. And I can't imagine how you could either -- the Samarskilt desert region has been embroiled in a civil war for the last eight years."
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22 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "The most dangerous cryptid is a carnivorous ruminant, known colloquially as the *dread moose*."
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23 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "But that's not all! Some of the slaughterhouse apprentices went hiking by a nearby creek and saw a moose nibbling on an unidentified carcass!"
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24 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "That's impressive, I guess." He does not seem that impressed. "But have you *seen* it with your own eyes?"
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25 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Oh, everyone knows about that one, thanks to professor Mijanou being the talk of the town for a time..." He coughs in his fist.
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26 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "I'm guessing you heard about it from Lena," he smiles. "The kind green ape is one of her favourites."
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27 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "I haven't had a chance to travel to *Koko Nur*, no. And I likely never will. The Samarskilt desert region has been embroiled in a small civil war for the last eight years."
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28 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "We travelled to South Safre to look for it once. Gary and I got stuck in a rainstorm, though, and had to spend most of our time there in a little village."
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29 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "The search was fabulously unsuccessful -- but the people were very nice. I'm glad they didn't understand what Gary was saying about them..."
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30 You "I was lying. I haven't actually seen it. I just wanted to impress you."
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31 None
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32 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "They're very, very thin, almost flat, in fact, and can camouflage themselves easily, wrapping themselves around trees and blending in with the tree bark. In that way, they're not too dissimilar from the phasmid we are looking for here."
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33 You "Wait, so I may have seen these willow people without knowing it?"
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34 You "How did you almost catch a willow person?"
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35 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "You probably have!"
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36 None
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37 You "I'm having trouble remembering..."
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38 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Remarkable! When?"
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39 You (Truth.) "No."
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40 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "A willow person. It's a long story, one non-specialists would find rather dull."
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41 You (Lie.) "Yes."
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42 You "What are willow people?"
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43 You "Have *you* seen it?"
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44 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "They're not people, really -- some argue that they're not even animals, as they seem to have evolved directly from trees." He says it in a self-explanatory, every day manner.
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45 Encyclopedia This isn't something unique. Various species of deer have been known to scavenge when plant food is scarce.
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46 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Mijanou liked *extreme* animals, you see. One of the few figures of the academic establishment I respect. Really a shame she disappeared."
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47 None
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48 You "Enough tales then. Let's change the subject."
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49 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "A flightless *cursor owl* found in the Semenine isles. Its long legs permit the Nnong Okk to run faster than any other avian, perhaps any other *animal*, who knows?"
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50 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Believe me, you won't *guess* it. You either know, or you don't." He corrects his hat and says -- as if it's the most sensible thing in the world...
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51 You "The Nnong Okk?"
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52 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Gary and I painted an entire grove's worth of trees in slow-drying paint. It was a bright lavender colour. I was hoping one of the willow people would get paint on it and not be able to camouflage itself."
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53 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "After waiting in hiding for hours, I saw a figure slip from one of the trees, a lavender shadow dashing through the grove..."
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54 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Although -- probably because her life ended as a result of her work in Katla -- no one remembers her contributions to the search for the Nnong Okk."
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55 Gary, the Cryptofascist "Those people were on a different rung of the ladder of civilization, that's all."
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56 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "You kept complaining about how dirty they were."
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57 Gary, the Cryptofascist "And I realize that their hygiene habits were completely appropriate for a nascent culture... I just didn't feel comfortable. Let's change the topic."
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58 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "I know you think we were snacking on funny mushrooms. It's easier to mock someone than to admit that the world might be more interesting than you've imagined."
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59 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "And that's not all! Some of the slaughterhouse apprentices went hiking by a nearby creek and saw a moose nibbling on an unidentified carcass!"
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60 You "Okay. What does the dread moose look like?"
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61 None
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62 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Yes. The dread moose subsists entirely on flesh. It has even been known to dig up fresh graves in search of sustenance."
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63 None
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64 None IsKimHere()
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65 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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66 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Human remains *have* been found deep in the forest, torn apart, then trampled into the mulch by large hooves. Infer from *that* what you will."
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67 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "I chased it with a net -- not very elegant, but you can't be elegant in the field -- and, well, it was faster than me!"
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68 You "And then?"
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69 You "Then how can you tell if it's the ordinary or the dread kind?"
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70 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "You can't! That's what makes it so dreadful... and hard to identify."
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71 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "No offence, officer, but I'm not much of a *pedagogue* -- I don't know what I would've done if Lena hadn't persuaded me to go back to field research. You should ask her, if you want interesting stories."
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72 You "Just tell me about a cool cryptid. Any cryptid."
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73 You "I'm not completely sure about this *dread moose*..."
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74 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "The bodies found in the forest are just one piece of physical evidence. There's more..."
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75 You "What's the other evidence?"
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76 You "I think I've heard enough about the dread moose. Let's pick another one."
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77 You "Are there any reliable eyewitness accounts of a moose killing other animals for food?" (Conclude.)
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78 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "The recent surge in the moose population. As hidden carnivores, the dread moose are effectively removing competition for both themselves and their evolutionary cousins."
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79 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "One slaughterhouse at the outskirts of the woods in Vaasa reported that its staff kept seeing moose in the distance."
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80 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "The moose would just stare at the building, as though they were waiting for something. Its eyes bloodshot and full of *cruelty*."
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81 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "It makes sense that such a majestic animal with natural weapons -- antlers -- would come to rule the forest. The only strange thing is that it took so long."
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82 You "But why would it need to hide its carnivorous nature?"
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83 You "That does sound suspicious."
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84 You "I'm not sure I'm buying it."
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85 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "The carnivorous moose are a very young species, the result of a genetic mutation that fared well in the process of natural selection."
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86 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Moose are already being hunted for sport. Can you imagine what would happen if they came to be viewed as predators?"
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87 You "What exactly is the relationship between carnivorous moose and regular moose?"
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88 None
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89 Inland Empire He sees in the dread moose something perversely beautiful and just.
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90 None
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91 You "A lavender shadow?"
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92 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Yes. I know it sounds like we were snacking on funny mushrooms -- but I did see motion and colour. Mine is not a *confirmed* sighting of a cryptid, however. Much goes into *verifying* these things, and my account comes short of a few standards."
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93 Rhetoric He makes it a real point here -- to sound falsifiable.
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94 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Furthermore," he raises his finger. "I am not saying it was a *confirmed* sighting. I am painfully aware of what goes into verifying such things. There is a serious possibility that I saw a squirrel, or a trick of the light. I am my own harshest critic."
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95 None
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96 None Variable["tc.lena_saw_phasmid_morell"]
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97 None (Variable["tc.lena_saw_phasmid_morell"]) == false
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98 You "And Lena's sighting of the Phasmid. Is that..."
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99 You "Let's talk about a different cryptid."
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100 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Confirmed," he replies quickly. "It's 100% verified and meets all the standards of an authentic cryptid sighting."
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101 None
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102 None Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]
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103 None (Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]) == false
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104 Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife The woman nods, thoughtfully, while her hands smooth over the plaid covering her knees.
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105 Drama There is *some* uncertainty in that motion, no? Smoothing the fabric like that, as if looking for some kind of confirmation...
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106 Rhetoric *...we would have to discuss?* he wants to say, but decides against it.
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107 Suggestion You need to ask him about specific cryptids -- cryptids you've heard about from Lena, or his friend Gary. He won't *just* talk.
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108 None
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109 None Variable["TASK.inspect_traps"]
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110 None (Variable["TASK.inspect_traps"]) == false
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111 Rhetoric *...we would have to discuss?* he wants to say, but decides against it since you've offered to help.
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112 Suggestion You need to ask him about specific cryptids -- cryptids you've heard about from Lena, or his friend Gary. He won't *just* talk.
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113 Empathy A warm wave passes him. Of course the *kind* green ape is her favourite, he thinks.
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114 None
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115 None Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]
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116 None (Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]) == false
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117 Gary, the Cryptofascist "WHAT? SOUTH SAFRE?! THEY'RE JUST ON A DIFFERENT RUNG OF THE LADDER, MORELL! I HAD NO *PROBLEM* WITH THEM!"
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118 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "REALLY? You kept complaining how dirty everything is, but we digress..."
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119 Gary, the Cryptofascist "THEY'RE A *NASCENT CULTURE*. I just didn't feel comfortable, and... Let's change the topic, okay? Talk about your critters or whatever..." He mumbles something.
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120 Suggestion Yes. Back to cryptozoology. You don't want to sow disagreement between friends.
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121 Authority He does not want to make it feel like you knowing it is some big deal.
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122 None
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123 You "The... dread moose?"
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124 You "Get outta here!"
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125 None
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126 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "No. I will not *get* out of anywhere." He lashes immediately. "The dread moose is a widely reported cryptid from Arda. It subsists entirely on flesh, and has even been known to dig up fresh graves in search of sustenance."
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127 You "I am 100% behind the dread moose. I *utterly* believe it exists."
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128 None
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129 None
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130 None IsKimHere()
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131 None (IsKimHere()) == false
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132 Kim Kitsuragi "Of course you do."
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133 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "The bodies found in the forest are just one piece of physical evidence. There's more -- sightings in Vaasa, reaching back *four centuries*. But, of course, nothing satiates the scepticism of..."
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134 Kim Kitsuragi "A *detective*." He finishes the sentence for him, then his tone turns surprising mild. "Pardon me, I did not wish to seek conflict. It's simply my training to question things."
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135 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Understood, lieutenant." The man tips his hat slightly and then looks to you.
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136 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "You're right to." He gives you an approving tip of his hat. "The bodies found in the forest are just one piece of physical evidence. We also have sightings in Vaasa, reaching back *four centuries*."
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137 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "In fact, we may be close to capturing a live specimen. Modern genetic methods may prove *crucial* in differentiating the dread variant from the herbivorous one. Anyway..." He gestures for you to continue.
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138 None
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139 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Another one?" he seems angry for a second, but then settles down.
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140 None
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141 None
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142 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Anyway..." He settles down. "There is *more* than enough evidence to justify a thorough *search* for the dread moose. Let's close the subject, before it turns into an argument."
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143 None
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144 Authority Here is a man who has had more than his fair share of heated arguments -- and would, surprising as it may seem, prefer not to have any more.
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145 None
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146 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Me -- I'm not a people person, unless you haven't noticed. And I don't make a good lecturer. My strength lies in field work and *persistence*." He brushes an errant strand of hair from his eye.
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147 Composure This is a gruff man who's been ridiculed too many times to feel comfortable talking about what's dearest to his heart. It's in his shoulders, his face, his... everything.
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148 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "I fear this mindless barbarism may have wiped out the elusive creature entirely. Sightings of *towering luminosities* have grown rare recently. While they once used to be constant..."
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149 Logic Yes. Sightings of *mirages* are constant. A mirage is a constant phenomenon that people have no time to *report* when a war is going on.
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150 Rhetoric It remains unclear what this has got to do with *you seeing it*, as he was inquiring before. He was just being defensive.
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151 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "That's what I thought. You haven't *actually* seen it. In fact, I can't imagine how you could either -- the Samarskilt desert region has been embroiled in a civil war for the last eight years."
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152 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Of course you haven't." He seems satisfied.
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153 Electrochemistry A bit of jealousy there. He'd want that glory, truth be told. Even if he'd have to inject *himself* with bacteria to get it.
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154 You "Better not to go into the Nnong Okk."
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155 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Yes. Probably." Another cough. His face grows reddish from it.
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156 None
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157 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "When it's not hunting its prey in this manner, the Okk hangs from tree branches, like a bat, waiting to dive on hapless prey below, on the jungle floor."
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158 You "When did she disappear?"
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159 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Oh, decades ago. In the Thirties. I didn't know her personally, of course. A chasm of academic pretension still stood before us, even though she had unusual courage for someone from the other side."
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160 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "By all means..." He coughs and wipes his mouth.
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161 Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife "Oh," the woman chimes in. "Any time -- just ask. I know those critters in and out. Not quite at the level Morell does, but still..."
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162 None
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163 None Variable["coast.morell_cryptids_hub_reached"]
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164 None (Variable["coast.morell_cryptids_hub_reached"]) == false
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165 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Okay..." He eyes you sceptically. "I already did my best to inform you. I don't really know what else I could discuss with a layman..."
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166 Suggestion Layman? You always have to prove yourself with this man. Which means -- *you* have to provide the cryptids. *Maybe* he'll answer.
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167 None
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168 None Variable["coast.morell_sugegstion_prove_cryptid_boss"]
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169 None (Variable["coast.morell_sugegstion_prove_cryptid_boss"]) == false
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170 Conceptualization Willow people? Not at *all*.
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171 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "All right." He remains guarded.
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172 None
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173 None
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174 None
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175 None
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176 None Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]
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177 None (Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]) == false
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178 None
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179 None Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptids"]
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180 None (Variable["whirling.lena_white_check_cryptids"]) == false
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181 Lena, the Cryptozoologist's wife "Be friendly, dear," the woman says. "The detective really likes these critters, we've talked about them in great *detail*."
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182 Suggestion Now the man feels embarrassed. Time to move on perhaps?
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183 None
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184 You "Your friend Gary told me about the burning rhino." Variable["tc.cryptid_rhino"]
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185 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Did he?" He lowers his voice. "That one's a hoax. Some Seraise rice farmers set fire to rhinoceros cadavers and used them scare tourists."
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186 Gary, the Cryptofascist Gary obliviously stares at the stage -- safe in the knowledge the burning rhinoceros exists.
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187 Gary, the Cryptofascist Gary obliviously stares at the stage -- safe in the knowledge the burning rhinoceros exists.
188 None
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189 You "Have you told Gary this?"
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190 You "What if the other cryptids are hoaxes too?"
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191 You "I knew it can't be real." (Conclude.)
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192 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Many times. It always turns into an argument. I don't want to repeat it. The rhino holds a special place in his heart -- let it. Myths are part of my field."
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193 Endurance It's a *gut feeling*. He knows it exists, fuck the so-called *specialists*.
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194 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Many of them probably are. Statistically speaking, about 20% of all cryptids are verified hoaxes. Uncovering falsehoods deliberately fabricated to fool the public is just as much my calling as finding new species."
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195 Rhetoric If perhaps *slightly* less enjoyable.
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196 None
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197 You "What if you're wrong? What if it's real?" (Conclude.)
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198 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "I doubt that. Once confirmed a hoax, so-called sightings of the rhino stopped." A cough. "Was there anything else, or..."
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199 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Did you?" He seems incredulous. "It is almost as difficult to confirm a hoax as it is to confirm a sighting..." A cough.
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200 None
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201 You "See Kim, one of them is a hoax." IsKimHere()
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202 Kim Kitsuragi "Which one?" He hasn't been paying attention.
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203 You "The burning rhinoceros."
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204 Kim Kitsuragi "Mhm. The *burning rhino* is where they draw the line." He's unimpressed.
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205 None
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206 None Variable["TASK.find_phasmid"]
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207 None (Variable["TASK.find_phasmid"]) == false
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208 Empathy He's a good and loyal man despite his ramblings, the elderly cryptozoologist thinks to himself.
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209 Rhetoric Their relationship transcends Gary's politics. It must -- to work. Plus, a guy like Morell knows a thing or two about being on the fringes himself, though his fringes are... different.
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210 None
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211 None Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]
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212 None (Variable["TASK.report_to_cryptozoologists_1"]) == false
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213 None
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214 None Variable["TASK.find_phasmid"]
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215 None (Variable["TASK.find_phasmid"]) == false
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216 None
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217 None Variable["tc.cryptid_willow"]
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218 None (Variable["tc.cryptid_willow"]) == false
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219 You "Let's talk about a different cryptid."
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220 Morell, the Cryptozoologist "Honestly, I doubt you'd find any of it comprehensible."
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221 None
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222 None
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223 None Variable["tc.cryptozoology"]
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224 None (Variable["tc.cryptozoology"]) == false
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225 None
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226 None Variable["tc.cryptozoology"]
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227 None (Variable["tc.cryptozoology"]) == false
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